Delighted to welcome Minister Jack Chambers to Moorefield GAA Club this week. It was great to walk the grounds and hear their exciting plans for the future development of the club. I will continue to advocate for and support plans for increased funding for all sports clubs across the constituency. It’s ...
Delighted to attend the official sod turning event at the new Primark depot facility in Newbridge this morning. Primark are building a €75 million logistics and distribution hub in the town which will be an excellent addition to the area and will be a major jobs boost for Kildare and surrounding areas. With the ...
I very much welcome the funding announced this month to improve our walking and cycling infrastructure across the constituency. Being able to safely walk and cycle to work or school is fundamental to our quality of life. It’s also good for our health, good for the environment and good for our pocket. ...
While any investment in secondary school infrastructure in South Kildare is to be welcomed, this is a bitter sweet announcement for the Curragh PPS. The school has educated generations of teenagers and soldiers in the Camp for almost 90 years and the 7km move to Kildare Town will greatly inconvenience a number of ...
I’m delighted to welcome the news that Kildare County Council (KCC) has purchased the Liffey Lodge building in Newbridge, showing significant commitment to community development in the town. The former Patrician Monastery site is in a great central location in the town and presents a huge opportunity for KCC to ...
Independent TD for Kildare South, Deputy Cathal Berry has called for the Irish Rail Short Hop Zones to be extended to Newbridge, Kildare Town, Monasterevin and Portarlington. Speaking in the Dáil recently in relation to the Budget 2022 measures, Cathal Berry TD welcomed the significant 50% decrease in public transport ...
Independent TD for Kildare South Dr Cathal Berry TD highlighted important issues with the Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien in the Dáil last week when he raised the unaffordability of housing in County Kildare and the issue of housing mix with the Minister. ‘I drove from Portarlington today through to ...
Kildare South TD Cathal Berry met with members of the Kildare Yarn Bombers group at the Liffey Linear Park in Newbridge this week to view their work in the park and lend his support. The park has been decorated by the group as part of the June Fest activities in the town. But it wasn’t only the yarn bombers he met as ...
We can sometimes overlook what's on our own doorstep, so here are some hidden gems we are lucky enough to enjoy in Kildare.
Pfizer has announced approximately €300 million capital investment in its Irish operations which will support the further development of existing manufacturing sites, including their site in Newbridge, which is great news for the town. The investment will provide additional manufacturing and laboratory capacity ...
